CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

1. Because the Justice of God is like himself infinite; and so all the tears and grievances we may put our selves upon are not able to recompense God; We see the damned in hell are therefore detained in those chains of darkness to all Eternity, because they are not able to satisfy the justice of God, if they ⟨p. 253⟩could pay to the last farthing then they would be set at liberty; Every sin then even the least hath an infinite guilt in it in respect of Gods infinite Majesty against whom it is committed, so that neither one man, no nor all men or Angels are able to expunge the least blot; Oh then tremble under the least sin rhou art guilty of; Little dost thou consider how insupportable the guilt of it is, how impotent thy self and all the world is to cancel and wipe out this debt.

1. Because the Justice of God is like himself infinite; and so all the tears and grievances we may put our selves upon are not able to recompense God; We see the damned in hell are therefore detained in those chains of darknesse to all Eternity, because they are not able to satisfie the justice of God, if they ⟨p. 253⟩could pay to the last farthing then they would be set at liberty; Every sin then even the least hath an infinite guilt in it in respect of Gods infinite Majesty against whom it is committed, so that neither one man, no nor all men or Angels are able to expunge the least blot; Oh then tremble under the least sinne rhou art guilty of; Little dost thou consider how insupportable the guilt of it is, how impotent thy self and all the world is to cancell and wipe out this debt.

2. It must needs be of grace because Christ made himself an expiatory atonement and sacrifice for our sins; God made our iniquities to meet upon him, Isa. 53. yea, he was made a curse for our sakes, so that the doing away of our iniquities is wholly of grace to us, for that was Christs work, he undertook this load, which would have crushed us into the lowest hell; If he that was God as well as man did yet sweat drops of blood under this Agony, and cried out, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? If the green Tree burn thus what shall the dry do? For thee therefore to think by thy tears and Repentance to expiate thy sin is wholly to mistake the necessity of Christ a Mediator; This is to put an Atlas his burden upon a Pygmies shoulder; See what the weight of sin did upon Cain and Judas? though they would have given a world, yet they could not obtain the lest drop of water to ease their spirits, but like Dives were tormented in hell while here on earth; Oh then that wicked men would consider more, they lay load upon load, but who at last shall take it off; Thou thinkest not that though sin for the present be sweet, yet it hath an eternal sting with it; What wilt thou do when at last thou shalt cry out with Cain, My sin is greater then I can bear.